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* On the Tilneys' first outing with Catherine, Eleanor makes a point of telling Catherine how her brother is so novel-mad he once ''followed her outside'' to keep reading ''Udolpho''.
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* On the Tilneys' first outing with Catherine, Eleanor makes a point of telling Catherine how her brother is so novel-mad he once ''followed ''stole her outside'' book'' (for a day) to keep reading ''Udolpho''.
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* On the Tilneys' first outing with Catherine, Eleanor makes a point of telling Catherine how her brother is so novel-mad he once ''followed her outside'' to keep reading ''Udolpho''.
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* While on her walk with the Tilneys, Catherine announces that something horrible will come out of London soon. Eleanor is quite alarmed and asks what it is, if the government is aware of it, hopes that it may be prevented while Catherine goes on cheerfully describing how dreadful the events will be. Henry eggs it on until he finally explains that Catherine is talking about a new ''novel'' that is due to be published soon.
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* After Isabella's betrayal, James Morland swears up and down that he will never fall in love ever again. His parents make a few sympathetic noises, and then say to each other that he'll be all right in a while after learning this life lesson.
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!!Funny moments from the book
* Catherine completely missing the ''perfect'' opportunity to be a real heroine by assuming that the lady with Henry Tilney is a rival and fainting dead away in a very devastated and romantic manner, instead she correctly takes her to be Miss Tilney, Henry's sister.
* John Thorpe asks Catherine to marry her without her realizing it, and her innocent answer is spot-on.
* Catherine completely missing the ''perfect'' opportunity to be a real heroine by assuming that the lady with Henry Tilney is a rival and fainting dead away in a very devastated and romantic manner, instead she correctly takes her to be Miss Tilney, Henry's sister.
* John Thorpe asks Catherine to marry her without her realizing it, and her innocent answer is spot-on.
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* John Thorpe asks Catherine to marry
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* The Narrator's summation of John Thorpe greeting his sisters:
--> On his two younger sisters he then bestowed an equal portion of his fraternal tenderness, for he asked each of them how they did, and observed that they both looked very ugly.
--> On his two younger sisters he then bestowed an equal portion of his fraternal tenderness, for he asked each of them how they did, and observed that they both looked very ugly.
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* Catherine's sudden, unannounced return home is a surprise to everyone in her family except the two youngest children, [[MassiveNumberedSiblings "who expected a brother or sister in every carriage."]]
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* Catherine and the younger Tilney siblings learn Isabella, back in Bath, has jilted Catherine's brother for theirs. Unfortunately, they don't see any reason to hope the GoldDigger will do the same to him.
-->'''Henry:''' I am afraid she will be very constant, unless a Baronet should come in her way; that is Frederick's only chance -— I will get the Bath paper and look over the arrivals.
-->'''Henry:''' I am afraid she will be very constant, unless a Baronet should come in her way; that is Frederick's only chance -— I will get the Bath paper and look over the arrivals.
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* Catherine completely missing the ''perfect'' opportunity to be a real heroine by assuming that the lady with Henry Tilney is his sister and fainting dead away in a very devastated and romantic manner, instead correctly taking her as Miss Tilney, Henry's sister.
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* Catherine completely missing the ''perfect'' opportunity to be a real heroine by assuming that the lady with Henry Tilney is his sister a rival and fainting dead away in a very devastated and romantic manner, instead she correctly taking takes her as to be Miss Tilney, Henry's sister.
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* Austen writes that Catherine dreamed of Henry Tilney the night after she met him... and wonders if it's appropriate for a woman to dream of a man before he dreams of her.
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* Austen writes that Catherine dreamed dreams of Henry Tilney the night after she met him... and wonders if it's appropriate for a woman to dream of a man before he dreams of her.''her''.
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* Austen writes that Catherine dreamed of Henry Tilney the night after she met him... and wonders if it's appropriate for a woman to dream of a man before he dreams of her.
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* Catherine completely missing the ''perfect'' opportunity to be a real heroine by assuming that the lady with Henry Tilney is his sister and fainting dead away in a very devastated and romantic manner, instead correctly taking her as Miss Tilney, Henry's sister.
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* Henry Tilney's snarky (and completely accurate) summary of every Gothic novel ever written.
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* Catherine's encounter with the cabinet.
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* Catherine's encounter [[OhWaitThisIsMyGroceryList encounter]] with ''the cabinet''. Explaining the cabinet.sequence really wouldn't do it justice, as Austen's AffectionateParody of breathlessly intense Gothic novel narration is essential to the humor.
* The scenes where John Thorpe and James Morland brag about their horses and carriages.
* It's actually hard to pick a Crowning Moment from the ConversationalTroping-style narration.
* The scenes where John Thorpe and James Morland brag about their horses and carriages.
* It's actually hard to pick a Crowning Moment from the ConversationalTroping-style narration.
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--> '''Catherine''': May we? But I never sing.
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--> '''Catherine''': May we? But I never sing.sing.
* Catherine's encounter with the cabinet.
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* Catherine's encounter with the cabinet.
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!!Funny moments from the book
* John Thorpe asks Catherine to marry her without her realizing it, and her innocent answer is spot-on.
--> '''John Thorpe''': Did you ever hear the old song 'Going to One Wedding Brings on Another?' I say, you will come to Belle's wedding, I hope. (...) And then you know, I say, then you know, we may try the truth of this same old song.
--> '''Catherine''': May we? But I never sing.
* John Thorpe asks Catherine to marry her without her realizing it, and her innocent answer is spot-on.
--> '''John Thorpe''': Did you ever hear the old song 'Going to One Wedding Brings on Another?' I say, you will come to Belle's wedding, I hope. (...) And then you know, I say, then you know, we may try the truth of this same old song.
--> '''Catherine''': May we? But I never sing.
